lichens

If the sealed jar had light and a steady temperature, there was theoretically no reason why the lichens couldn't live until the sun dies.

如果这个封闭的玻璃罐能获得光照和稳定的温度，那么，从理论上说，这些苔藓没有理由不能生存到太阳毁灭的那一天。

Lichens produce a wide array of both primary and secondary metabolites (lichen substances).

地衣可以产生很多初生和次生代谢物（地衣物质）。

Their digestive system utilizes stronger amino acids for digesting uncooked meats, lichens, and fungus that would be poisonous to humans.

他们的消化系统利用较强的氨基酸液来消化生肉、苔藓和对人类有毒的真菌。

Louis explored the secret life of lichens, and another in Pittsburgh explained patterns in computational biology.

Louis举行的演讲叫做“苔藓的秘密生活”，还有一个在Pittsburgh的演讲时关于计算生物学的模式。

Notice other plants growing along the transect line including grasses, lichens, epiphytes and herbs.

留意其它生长在样条附近的植物，如藻、地衣、附生植物、草等。

They were scoured clear of soil ages ago, but one may sometimes find moss or lichens growing, though virtually no flowering plants.

很多年前这里的土壤已经被冲刷干净，实际上已找不到开花植物的踪影，但有时还能发现地衣和苔藓。

Munk says this makes sense, given the fact that many of the trees in the Amazon rainforest have trunks covered in white lichens.

蒙克的依据是很有意义的，因为很多在亚马逊雨林的树干都覆盖着一层白色地衣。

Lichens arose as a co-op. Fungi married algae. Clinging to rock, and eating it too. Transforming barren land.

地衣连成一片，菌类和水藻一起生长，它们依附在岩石上，也以此为食，改善着贫瘠的土地。

In temperate regions vascular epiphytes are rare: here most epiphytes are lichens, mosses, liverworts, and algae.

温带几乎没有附生的维管植物，附生植物大多为地衣、藓类、苔类和藻类。

Lichens are a world-wide spread consortium of fungal and photosynthetic partners.

地衣是一种真菌与藻类的共生体，是广泛分布于世界各地。

Chitin is the stuff of crab shells and the carapaces of dust mites, the cell walls of lichens, and een the rigid innards of parasitic worms.

壳多糖是蟹壳和螨类背甲以及苔藓的细胞壁和寄生蠕虫坚硬的内脏的主要成分。

Once overturned, these rocks are difficult to replace and the lichens and varnish will not grow back within our lifetime.

岩石一旦被翻转，是很难恢复它原来的位置，而青苔和地藓在百年时间里无法再长成。

They harm more delicate species like lichens, mosses, harebells and insect-eating sundew plants.

但不利于地衣、苔藓、风信子及食虫茅膏菜等脆弱物种的生长。

The brightest lichens and mosses, the loveliest gems of wild flowers, abound far up on the bleak, storm-scalped peak.

在人迹罕至、任随风吹雨打的山峰上遍布着最鲜亮的地衣、苔藓，开花着最可爱的野花。

Lichens are extremely sensitive to atmospheric pollution and can be used as indicators of air quality.

地衣对环境污染极端敏感，可作为测试空气质素的指标。

Here Antarctica's endemic plants dwell: lichens, terrestrial algae, and mosses.

在这里，生长着南极洲的本地植物：地衣、陆生藻类以及苔藓。

This sharing enables lichens to resist the most adverse environmental conditions found on earth.

基于土壤的均分使苔藓能够抵御很多不利的环境条件。

In winter, when deep snow covers the ground, they stay in the treetops, relying on lichens, leaves and bark.

冬天，当白雪覆盖大地的时候，这些短尾猿就呆在树顶上，以苔藓，树叶和树皮为生。

Its mottled brown and yellow fur helps it blend in with the lichens and the rocks. But today, agility is more important than camouflage.

它斑驳的棕黄色皮毛有助于它融入地衣和岩石的颜色中。但今天，机敏比伪装更重要。

The origin of lichens dated back to the Precambrian.

资料表明：地衣的起源可追溯到前寒武纪；